Bilateral Cooperation Between the United States and...

On 24th February, U.S President Barack Obama has ratified an agreement on civil nuclear cooperation between U.S and Vietnam, which enables America to join the market of civil nuclear energy in Vietnam and creates opportunity for them to sell reactors to Vietnam. According to The Associated Press, this is a sign of strengthening the bilateral cooperation between the two countries. Vietnam and the U.S Government have reached an agreement on civil nuclear cooperation in October 2013 on the sidelines of 23th summits Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). After being ratified by President Barack Obama, this agreement will be taken under consideration within 90 days by American Congress. If there is no disapproval idea from lawmakers†¦show more content†¦Gas price increases by 300 dong, to 24.510 dong per liter, diesel increases by 240 dong per liter, to 22.700 dong per liter. One liter of petroleum costs 22.630 dong now, increasing by 230 dong, fuel oil also increases by 200 dong/liter. The latest price adjustment is 2 pm 18/12/2013, when gas price increased by 584 dong/liter for RON 92, up to 24.214 dong/liter. Diesel was allowed to increase by 653 dong, up to 22.963 dong/liter. Petroleum also increased by 384 dong. http://hn.24h.com.vn/tin-tuc-trong-ngay/tu-20h-toi-nay-gia-xang-tang-300-dong-lit-c46a611150.html Hanoi: Proposal to increase bus fare On November 11th, Department of Transportation Hanoi had proposal to adjust on bus fare with subsidy in city. Accordingly, the Department of Transportation launched an expected fare adjustment in which ticket fare increase by 40% for less-than-25-km distance ( from 5000 dong, up to 7000 dong), 16% for from 25km to less than 30km distance (from 6000 dong to 7000 dong), and 14% for over 30km distance (from 7000 to 8000 dong) . Distance Current fare (VND) New fare (VND) Increased rate (%) 25 km 5,000 7,000 40 25-30 km 6,000 7,000 16 30 km 7,000 8,000 14 For monthly ticket, the one- priority fare (for students) increases from 45.000 dong to 50.000 dong, from 90.000 dong to 150.000 dong for non-priority passengers. One-turn More-than-one-turn Current fareShow MoreRelatedThe End Of The Cold War Essay2178 Words   |  9 PagesCold War created new dimensions for bilateral and multilateral international relations, including the U.S.-Vietnam relations. From the demand of normalizing the bilateral diplomatic ties, the U.S. detailed a four-phase roadmap in April 1991, which associated closely with resolving the Vietnam’s military involvement in the Cambodian conflict, and the U.S. prisoners of war/missing in action (POW/MIA) issue during the war in Vietnam. 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